affordable housing, Brooklyn, housing lotteries

Lottery launches for a boatload of affordable apartments across Brooklyn, from $850/month

Posted On Fri, June 1, 2018 By Devin Gannon

Posted On Fri, June 1, 2018 By Devin Gannon In affordable housing, Brooklyn, housing lotteries

A lottery launched this week for 16 renovated, affordable apartments across five different Brooklyn neighborhoods: Prospect Heights, Clinton Hill, Flatbush, Williamsburg and Bushwick. Units available include four studios, four one-bedrooms, six two-bedrooms and two four-bedrooms. Qualifying New Yorkers earning 60 percent of the area median income can apply for the affordable units ranging from $850/month studios to $1,427/month four-bedrooms.

Qualifying New Yorkers can apply for the affordable Brooklyn units until June 22, 2018. Complete details on how to apply are available here (pdf). Questions regarding this offer must be referred to NYC’s Housing Connect department by dialing 311.

Use 6sqft’s map below to find even more ongoing housing lotteries.

If you don’t qualify for the housing lotteries mentioned, visit CityRealty.com’s no-fee rentals page for other apartment deals in the city.

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